The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-22

not one Republican Senator wonld re-
cord his vote in favor of that bill. The
Senator from OREGON. with ell his solicit
tud- for the Anne lean merchant marine
would not vote for and why? Be-
cause the Republican senators did not
propose TO MAKE a break in the solid
compact which they had made
with the protected industries of the
country BIZ tariff They feared lest a
crevaese might b" created in that long
line of protected industries which
might result in deluge. In response
to Mr.. Punb's criticisms of the Presi-
dent, for vetOing the river and haroor
bill, be reminded the Stnator that the
most virulent attacks had come from
himself Plumb. He bad fought the
bill by sections and IN aggregate, had
ridiculed it, denou' ced 1t and voted
against it. The President had,
in his annual MESSAGE, SHARPLY
defined the issue between the two sf, at
parties, and be (Vest) endorsed that
message from beginning to end. He
was prepared 10 go into the canvass
upon it, and whatever the result might
be, he declared now publicly. that if
the President mad done nothing else
than write that message he has proved
himself to be an honest, brave, patriotic
man, and worthy of the leadership of
any party that ha ever existed in the
history of is country.
Teller severely criticized the President
for endeavoring to create public alarm,
in order to carry out his pet scheme
for the reducing of the tariff He ar
gued that there was not so much sur
plus in the Treasury as should neces-
state haste or cause alarm.
Stewart was satisfied from the dis
cussion. to day. that Congress should
the surplus he was sure IL would con-
tinue to be locked up, if the only
remedy was that suggested by the
President. The reduction of the
tariff issue, presented to the
American people by the President, was
whether it would stop doing its own
work and hear 1t out. Nations as we'll
as individuals got rich by doing their
own work. He was in favor of Con-
greSs remaining IN session and would
vote against the resolution.
Allison said the Senate could not pro-
mote the public interests by remaining
IN session, while the House is in its
present unorgauizea condition. There
We're three ways of getting rid of the
surplus. One was the way presented by
the Senator from Kansas; another was TO
increase appropriations; the third was
to mouIfy the tsx law. Revenue meas
ures had to originate in the House of
Representatives and from the beginning
in 1885 till now, no revenue measure
bad come from the House, and none
would come, certainly, before the 4th of
January. Therefore ae did not see tho t
the public interest would be ,dvanCed
or promoted by refusing the House the
adjournment which it asked.
Plumb said that the House cOuldn
adjourn without the concurrence OF
the Senate.
butier expressed contempt for the
disgusting spectacle which the Senate
was presenting, for the affectation and
hypocrisy exhibited today. There
was not a Senator who did not know
that all that was said about the Senate
remaining in session was absolute bosh
and hypocrisv. 1t was the fimsiest,
shallo est b pocrisy be had ever Wit
messed.
Plumb resented the position of public
censor assumed by the Senator from
South Carolina.
Sherman agreed with Butler that it
was hardly worth while for the Senate
to deny the House this usual privilege
of adjournment, but he did not agree
with him as to the character of to days
DEBATE. On the contrary, he (Sherman)
was very much interested in it. IT had
brought to the attention of the Senate
the folly Of some features of the Pres
Ident's message; notably, the folly of
eDdeaVoring to create scare and
aisrm about our condition, because,
of $55 100000 IF it were true that
there was such state of alarm as was
expressed oy the President, certainly
the Democratic House ought not to be-
leVe, however, that theSe was any oc-
CasioD alarm. He believed that the
language of the President was entirely
too strong. Itwas right and proper for
Republican Senators to call attention
10 the folly of the House OF Represent
atives adjourning without even an Or
gsnizauion. The surplus of $50 ,00O,-
900 was less than had been
IN the Treasury at other periods
of the present administration. He
thought it but right that the humbug
by which it was sought to brighten the
country should be punctured, ex-
ploded, or explained away.
After further discussion, the resolu-
ton was concurred in; yeas 81, nays 10.
The Blair educational bill was taken
up as unfinished business, and after an
executive session, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE